Modernist Residential Tower and Hedged Pathway, Paris

5 October 2017 · Paris

A concrete residential tower rises above a clipped hedgerow in Paris, its roofline cut at a sharp diagonal that reads as a graphic wedge against the flat overcast sky. The paved pathway below pulls the eye straight toward the building's base, making the geometry feel deliberate rather than incidental. Autumn has muted the surrounding trees to a heavy, uniform green — the softness of the planting pushes the hard angles of the facade into sharper focus.